23-08-2016 19:10 via feeds.mashable.com

75-pound pearl spent a decade stowed under someone's bed

One person's lucky charm could be a local government's national treasure.
Aileen Cynthia Maggay-Amurao, a tourism official from Puerto Princesa, Philippines, says the city is home to what could be the world's largest natural pearl on record. Weighing in at almost 75 pounds, it's bigger than the Pearl of Lao Tzu, the 14-pound previous record holder. 
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Maggay-Amurao shared photos of the pearl on Facebook, and appealed to her
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